Sign in Subscribe

Kelton O'Connell

Kelton O'Connell

Bloomington, IN

Kelton O’Connell is a student journalist, photographer, and intern at The B Square Bulletin, reporting on education and the Bloomington community. | kelton@bsquarebulletin.com

Young writers explore the world and themselves at summer camp

Young writers explore the world and themselves at summer camp

While many summer camps focus on games, entertainment, and competition, the Women Writing for (a) Change summer camp in Bloomington gave young girls a voice to express themselves. Fourth through eighth graders used writing to better understand themselves and the world around them.

Hearing on public commenting policy for Monroe County’s board of health: Just one person speaks

Hearing on public commenting policy for Monroe County’s board of health: Just one person speaks

The Monroe County Board of Health held a meeting Monday afternoon (July 14) for the sole purpose of hearing public comment, as board members seek input about the public comment policy draft that was made public last month. Just one public comment was offered at Monday's hearing.

6th Street & Walnut Street

6th Street & Walnut Street

A bird with a worm in its beak is perched on a statue on the northeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse.

6th Street & Washington Street

6th Street & Washington Street

A bent parking meter on the northern sidewalk along 6th Street is protected not only by a narrow traffic cone but also a pink child-sized bicycle helmet.

Monroe County health board drafts public comment policy, seeking public input

Monroe County health board drafts public comment policy, seeking public input

The Monroe County Board of Health has drafted a policy for governing public comment at its meetings. The initial draft received discussion at the board’s regular meeting on Thursday (June 26). A meeting will be held on July 14 for the sole purpose of hearing public input about the policy.

Kirkwood Avenue & College Avenue

Kirkwood Avenue & College Avenue

A county staffer does maintenance near a flowerbed, a city worker with a reflective vest labeled “street” works in the signal box at the intersection of Kirkwood Ave. and College Ave., where traffic signals experienced an outage, and a temporary four-way stop sign fixture.

Kirkwood Avenue & Lincoln Street

Kirkwood Avenue & Lincoln Street

A vehicle drives south on Lincoln Street, a northbound one-way road. After this photo was taken, the vehicle executed a three-point turn to face the north.